Organizations for Public Health
Alliances
- Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) suports funding, planning and implementation of immunization programs in poor countries
- Global Alliance to Eliminate Leprosy (GAEL), since 1999
- Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GAELF) assists advocacy, resource mobilization, and program implementation to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis.
- Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA) is dedicated to identifying, implementing and advocating for solutions to the chronic shortage of health workers that impedes reaching of health and development goals.
Coalitions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Coalition (CDCCOALITION) supports funding of CDC and assures that findings go into effective state, local and community programs.
- Friends of Health Resources and Services Administration (FRIENDSOFHRSA) supports access to health services and elimination of disparities in the U.S.
- InterAction is the largest coalition of U.S.-based international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) focused on the world’s poor and most vulnerable people.
- The Surface Transportation Policy Project/Partnership (STPP) is "a diverse, nationwide coalition working to ensure safer communities and smarter transportation choices."
Collaboratives
- Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR)
- Global Collaboration for Development of Pesticides for Public Health (GCDPP)
- Panel of Experts on Environmental Management for Vector Control (PEEM)
Compacts
- Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) provides a mechanism for interstate sharing of personnel, equipment and resources among states during emergencies and disasters.
Consortia
- Public Health Data Standards Consortium (PHDSC) is committed to bringing a common voice from the public health community to the national efforts of standardization of health information technology and population health.
- Future Health Systems Research Programme Consortium (FHS) generates knowledge that shapes health systems to benefit the world's poor.
Facilities
- UNITAID is an international drug purchase facility to provide long-term, sustainable and predictable funding to increase access to and reduce prices of quality drugs and diagnostics for treating HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in developing countries.
Federations
- World Federation of Public Health Associations is an international, nongovernmental, multi-professional and civil society organization bringing together public health professionals interested and active in safeguarding and promoting the public’s health through professional exchange, collaboration, and action.
- World Heart Federation helps people achieve a longer and better life through prevention and control of heart disease and stroke, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries.
Initiatives
- Accelerating Access Initiative to HIV Care, Support and Treatment (AAI)
- eHealth Initiative (eHealth)—drive improvement in the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare through information and interoperable information technology
- Making Pregnancy Safer Initiative (MPR)
- Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI) / Tobacco FreeSports Initiative
- Vision 2020 - the Right to Sight - is the global initiative for the elimination of avoidable blindness.
Networks
- Safe Injection Global Network (SIGN)
- Network on Sustained Elimination of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD)
Partnerships
- Roll Back Malaria (RBM)
- Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health since 2005; 300+ members
- The Measles Initiative, launched in 2001, is a partnership committed to reducing measles deaths worldwide.
- Global Partnership to Stop Tuberculosis (STB)
- The Global Fund to Fight AIDS
- The Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI)
- Focus Resources on Effective School Health (FRESH)
- International Health Partnership and related initiatives (IHP+) seeks better health results by mobilizing donor countries and other development partners around a single country-led national health strategy.
Stakeholders Forums
- Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS)
- Dialogue on Water, Food and Environment
Task Forces
- WHO Global Task Force on Cholera Control
- Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)
- Tobacco Free Sports campaign
Partnership-Promoting Organizations
- The Partnering Initiative works with individuals, organisations, and systems to promote and develop partnerships for sustainable development - between business, government and civil society.
- Partnerships Central creates a framework to disseminate to stakeholders the means, motivation and opportunity necessary for partnerships to become a major force in sustainable development.
- PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES announced at 2002 World SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT, JOHANNESBURG
ANNOTATIONS: Date created, Purpose, Structure, Initiatives/Programs
Alliances
- Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) suports funding, planning and implementation of immunization programs in poor countries
Created: January 2000.
Purpose: increase access to immunization in poor countries
Structure:
Board with WHO, UNICEF, World Bank Group and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as permanent members
Working Group of technical experts from all participating organizations
Task Forces:
- country support and implementation
- financial sustainability
- research and development
- advocacy and communication
- Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GAELF) assists advocacy, resource mobilization, and program implementation to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis.
Coalitions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Coalition (Advocacy group of >100 organizations to support funding of CDC and assure that findings go into effective state, local and community programs http://www.cdccoalition.org/
- Friends of Health Resources and Services Administration (Advocacy coalition of >120 US organizations supporting access to health services and elimination of disparities in USA) http://www.friendsofhrsa.org
Collaboratives
- Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR)
- Vision 2020 - the Right to Sight
- Global Collaboration for Development of Pesticides for Public Health (GCDPP)
- Panel of Experts on Environmental Management for Vector Control (PEEM)
Compacts
Consortia
Facilities
- UNITAID is an international drug purchase facility to provide long-term, sustainable and predictable funding to increase access to and reduce prices of quality drugs and diagnostics for treating HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in developing countries.
Federations
- World Federation of Public Health Associations (international, nongovernmental, multi-professional and civil society organization bringing together public health professionals interested and active in safeguarding and promoting the public’s health through professional exchange, collaboration, and action)
Initiatives
- eHealth Initiative (eHealth)—drive improvement in the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare through information and interoperable information technology.
- Making Pregnancy Safer Initiative (MPR)
- Accelerating Access Initiative to HIV Care, Support and Treatment (AAI)
- Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI) / Tobacco FreeSports Initiative
Networks
- Safe Injection Global Network (SIGN)
- Network on Sustained Elimination of Iodine Deficiency Disorders(IDD)
Partnerships
- Roll Back Malaria (RBM)
- Global Partnership to Stop Tuberculosis (STB)
- The Global Fund to Fight AIDS
- The Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI)
- Focus Resources on Effective School Health (FRESH)
Stakeholders Forums
- Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS)
- Dialogue on Water, Food and Environment
Task Forces
- WHO Global Task Force on Cholera Control
- Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)
- Tobacco Free Sports campaign